Book #1 of the Lockwood series Prequel to The Stolen Bride My stepsister didn't like me much. No big deal, right? What was the worst she could do? Well, I learned too late that it was to ruin my life. ~'~*~'~~'~*~'~~'~*~'~~'~*~'~~'~*~'~~'~*~'~~'~*~'~~'~*~'~~'~*~'~~'~*~'~~'~*~'~~'~*~'~~'~*~'~~'~*~'~~'~*~'~~'~*~'~~'~*~'~~'~*~'~~'~*~'~~'~*~'~~'~*~'~~'~*~'~~'~* Betrayal. Romance. Family. Blood and Water combines these three genres into a tale like no other, and tells the story of just how badly we can be stabbed by those closest to us, and how from every fallen tree is not just a tragedy, but an opportunity for another to grow. 'Good timber does not grow with ease. The stronger the wind, the tougher the tree,' goes the saying after all. © All rights reserved 🙃😉💬

Unrequited Love By Franlin Matheus Scarlett trusted Reina with everything-until Reina shattered it all. The boy Scarlett loved, Michelangelo, vanished from her life, poisoned by betrayal she never saw coming. Years later, with her past buried deep, Scarlett steps onto the university campus yearning for a fresh start. But the ghosts she tried to outrun are waiting. Michael, the charming stranger she befriends, shares more than just a name with the boy who broke her-he shares blood. As Scarlett is drawn into a close-knit group of students scarred by their own secrets-Michael, Nicole, Mikaela, Cael-she finds hope again, even love. Until one devastating lie tears it all apart. Now, fragments of forgotten nightmares begin to surface. Alongside Mikhail, Blaire, and Ericka, Scarlett digs into a haunting truth: she and Mikhail were part of something darker than she could imagine-something rooted in human experimentation, betrayal, and a legacy of control. As old memories collide with new betrayals, Scarlett must choose: uncover the truth, or be destroyed by it.